Bizminer© 2021 Industry Market Report NAICS [541922] Commercial Photography ALL US TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPETITORS-MAP MARKET VOLUME ANNUAL AVERAGE SALES COVID IMPACT MARKET PENETRATION EMPLOYMENT SALES BY EMPLOYMENT CLASSES EMPLOYMENT BY EMPLOYMENT CLASSES PRODUCTIVITY STARTUPS CESSATION RATES OWNERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS ABOUT THE DATA COMPETITORS Industry Market Area Operations How many industry competitors are in this market? This section analyzes the industry population in your market area. Total industry sites are the sum of firms plus branches. Small businesses are single firms within 25 employees or less. Startups have been in operation for less than two years. 2018 2019 2020 Feb-2021 TTM Industry Sites 9,583 8,335 7,975 8,009 Firms 9,555 8,312 7,958 7,991 Small Business 9,473 8,242 7,892 7,922 Startups 242 138 880 509 Branches 28 23 17 18 Feb-2021 Industry Market Area Operations Industry Sites 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 Firms Small Business 4,000 5,000 Startups 6,000 Branches 7,000 8,000 9,000 COMPETITOR MAP The map displays up to 250 competitors closest to the market center-point in the selected industry market. Data tables, charts and associated business contact lists linked to this report include all competitors in the selected industry market area, not only those which are represented on the map. Feb-2021 Industry Market Area Operations (up to 250 closest in market area) MARKET VOLUME What is the total size of the industry market? How much is captured by small businesses and startups? Industry Market Volume represents sales of all industry operations in the area. Small Business Market Volume represents only those firms with fewer than 25 employees. Startup volume is calculated for firms in operation for less than two years. Market volume and average firm sales calculations are developed with firm-level data which is integrated with BizMiner's internally generated Sales per Employee projections. SPE data is both industry- and location-specific, and is updated monthly by the application of US Census data and five industry and consumer price and productivity indices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other federal agencies. Industry Market Volume ($) 2018 2019 2020 Feb-2021 TTM Industry 4,645,810,895 3,980,973,073 2,913,339,982 2,113,352,352 Small Business 3,346,784,870 2,884,729,491 2,111,136,188 1,531,365,993 Startup 77,887,095 45,840,319 33,548,928 24,256,809 Industry Market Volume($) 5,000,000,000 4,000,000,000 3,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 0 2018 Industry 2019 Small Business 2020 Feb-2021 TTM Startup MARKET SHARE Industry Market Share (%) What is the small business share of total industry market? What portion is held by startups? And (if you made the necessary input) by your firm? Shares are expressed as a percent of the total. The small business market share represents only those firms fewer than 25 employees. Startup market share is calculated for firms which have been in operation for less than two years. 2018 2019 2020 Feb-2021 TTM Industry 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Small Business 72.04 72.46 72.46 72.46 Startup 1.68 1.15 1.15 1.15 Market volume and average firm sales calculations are developed with firm-level data which is integrated with BizMiner's internally generated Sales per Employee projections. SPE data is both industry- and location-specific, and is updated monthly by the application of US Census data and five industry and consumer price and productivity indices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other federal agencies. Feb-2021 Industry Market Share (%) Industry 0 20 40 Small Business Startup 60 80 100 ANNUAL AVERAGE SALES Average Annual Sales ($) What are the average annual sales of all industry sites, small businesses and startups in this market? Median sales are also displayed to avoid distortion of averages by unusually large firms. If you made the necessary inputs, your firm sales are benchmarked. Small business sales represent firms with <25 employees. Startup sales are calculated for firms in operation for less than two years. 2018 2019 2020 Feb-2021 TTM Average Site 484,797 477,621 365,309 263,872 % Change: 2020 to Feb-2021 TTM -27.77 Median Site 181,555 178,367 174,734 177,057 1.33 Small Business 353,297 350,004 267,503 193,305 -27.74 Startups 321,848 332,176 38,124 47,656 25.00 Market volume and average firm sales calculations are developed with firm‐level data which is integrated with BizMiner’s internally generated Sales per Employee projections. SPE data is both industry‐ and location‐specific, and is updated monthly by the application of US Census data and five industry and consumer price and productivity indices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other federal agencies. Feb-2021 Average Annual Sales ($) Average Site 0 50,000 100,000 Median Site 150,000 Small Business 200,000 Startups 250,000 300,000 ANNUAL SALES: RANK How do your sales rank among the competition? This section shows the answer in three ways. Your absolute sales rank is shown in “x of x” format. Your percentile rank calculates the percentage of competitors with sales that fall below yours. Your variance from median indicates the percentage level of your annual sales relative to median sales– the level at which the number of operations above and below is the same. Sales rank calculations require information about your firm to proceed. Please visit the Inputs Page to enable Sales Rank metrics. COVID IMPACT Bizminer reports now adjust our raw data to better reflect the most recent changes in local and national industry markets. We accomplish this by integrating additional Census Bureau data with our proprietary content, allowing us to accelerate and refine month-to-month trends. Our content displays the new data in three ways: * Our employment data is adjusted to better reflect the most recent realities at local and national levels * Updates of industry market sales averages and total market volume are accelerated by one month and renamed as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) values * New content will display monthly (not annual) industry sales and employment from year-end 2019 through both Preliminary Update and Advance Projection months. These enhanced protocols will be most obvious in our Industry Market Trend series, including a new “Monthly Change” tab in each report. Similarly, snapshot reports like the SWOT-XPRESS, Competitive Market Narrative and Company Insight series will reflect our new update protocols and add content for Preliminary Update and Advance months. Shorter projections are more detailed and accurate than longer-term projections. Preliminary Update data is calculated on a more accurate and detailed basis than the Advance Projection month, which will adjust as it moves to “update month” status the following month. Interpret and utilize this content accordingly. Month-to-Month Employment-Sales Employment Monthly Industry Market Volume Average Monthly Site Sales Dec-19 22,319 331,748,588 39,802 March-20 17,325 257,418,227 32,141 April-20 18,165 264,497,230 33,025 May-20 18,165 264,006,511 32,964 Jun-20 14,099 203,767,542 25,442 Jul-20 14,099 202,624,920 25,300 Aug-20 16,353 236,123,913 29,482 Sep-20 16,574 238,419,306 29,769 Oct-20 17,281 249,992,380 31,214 Nov-20 18,651 269,812,748 33,689 Dec-20 23,468 337,284,742 42,113 Jan-21 14,806 255,385,508 31,887 Feb-21 15,955 275,421,982 34,389 Mar-21 Advance 22,291 384,800,687 48,046 COVID IMPACT (Contd.) Bizminer reports now adjust our raw data to better reflect the most recent changes in local and national industry markets. We accomplish this by integrating additional Census Bureau data with our proprietary content, allowing us to accelerate and refine month-to-month trends. Our content displays the new data in three ways: * Our employment data is adjusted to better reflect the most recent realities at local and national levels * Updates of industry market sales averages and total market volume are accelerated by one month and renamed as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) values * New content will display monthly (not annual) industry sales and employment from year-end 2019 through both Preliminary Update and Advance Projection months. These enhanced protocols will be most obvious in our Industry Market Trend series, including a new “Monthly Change” tab in each report. Similarly, snapshot reports like the SWOT-XPRESS, Competitive Market Narrative and Company Insight series will reflect our new update protocols and add content for Preliminary Update and Advance months. Shorter projections are more detailed and accurate than longer-term projections. Preliminary Update data is calculated on a more accurate and detailed basis than the Advance Projection month, which will adjust as it moves to “update month” status the following month. Interpret and utilize this content accordingly. % Change from Dec-19 Feb-21 Mar-21 Advance Employment 5.15% 22.38% 18.61% 18.61% 36.83% 36.83% 26.73% 25.74% 22.57% 16.44% 33.66% 28.51% -0.13% Monthly Industry Market Volume 1.67% 22.41% 20.27% 20.42% 38.58% 38.92% 28.82% 28.13% 24.64% 18.67% 23.02% 16.98% 15.99% Average Monthly Site Sales 5.81% 19.25% 17.03% 17.18% 36.08% 36.44% 25.93% 25.21% 21.58% 15.36% 19.88% 13.60% 20.71% Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec20 Jan-21 Monthly Change Index (Dec-19=1.00) 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 Dec-19March-20April-20May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Advance Employment Average Monthly Site Sales Monthly Industry Market Volume MARKET PENETRATION Is your industry market saturated or under‐ served? Whether sales per person, per household or per area business operation metrics are most appropriate to your industry, our “Sales Per” metrics offer an insight into whether your market area is outperforming or underperforming national levels. Although all three metrics are presented, only or two may be relevant to your industry. For example, retail sales will find local-national Sales per Person and Sales per Household comparisons useful, while wholesalers may rely more on Business Site metrics. Note: The Sales per business Site measure is not displayed here but can be found in your IMR File-2, and may be more relevant for specific types of (especially B2B businesses). Market Penetration ($) 2018 2019 2020 Feb-2021 TTM US Sales / Person 14 12 9 N/A US Sales / Household 35 29 22 N/A Feb-2021 Market Penetration ($) US Sales / Person 0 2 4 US Sales / Household 6 8 10 EMPLOYMENT How steady is industry employment? Does your firm employ more or less than the average in this industry market? This section reports on industry and small business employment. If you input employment history for your firm, it is benchmarked against the averages. Industry Employment 2018 2019 2020 Feb-2021 TTM Industry Total 25,589 22,319 16,673 11,936 Average Operation 3 3 2 N/A Average Small Business 2 2 2 N/A Average Startups 2 2 0 N/A Feb-2021 Average Industry Employment Average Operation 0 2 Average Small Business 4 6 Average Startups 8 10 EMPLOYMENT BY SALES CLASSES Market Volume by Class ($million) What is the employment structure in your industry market? The Market Volume by Employment Class table displays the total market sales of industry sites in each bracket. Projected sales of operations for which sales cannot be ascertained (Unknown ) are noted in the column and are based on average industry site sales in the market area. Small 1-24 Medium 25‐99 Large 100+ Unknown Total 2018 3,370.0 540.9 734.9 0.0 4,645.8 2019 2,908.1 422.2 650.7 0.0 3,981.0 2020 2,393.4 153.7 366.2 0.0 2,913.3 Large 100+ Unknown Total Percent Market Volume by Class Small 1-24 Medium 25‐99 2018 72.54 11.64 15.82 0.00 100.00 2019 73.05 10.61 16.35 0.00 100.00 2020 82.15 5.28 12.57 0.00 100.00 Large 100+ Unknown Total Average Sales by Class (000) Small 1-24 Medium 25‐99 2018 355.0 7,513.0 40,828.0 0.0 485.0 2019 352.0 7,156.0 40,669.0 0.0 478.0 2020 302.0 3,941.0 52,314.0 0.0 365.0 EMPLOYMENT BY EMPLOYMENT CLASSES The Establishments by Employment Class table displays the all market area industry operations. Projected employment of operations for which employment cannot be ascertained (Unknown) are based on average industry site employment in the market area. Establishments Small 1-24 Medium 25‐99 Large 100+ Unknown Total 2018 9,493 72 18 0 9,583 2019 8,260 59 16 0 8,335 2020 7,929 39 7 0 7,975 Large 100+ Unknown Total Total Employment Small 1-24 Medium 25‐99 2018 18,562 2,979 4,048 0 25,589 2019 16,304 2,367 3,648 0 22,319 2020 13,698 880 2,096 0 16,673 Large 100+ Unknown Total Average Employment Small 1-24 Medium 25‐99 2018 2 41 225 0 3 2019 2 40 228 0 3 2020 2 23 299 0 2 PRODUCTIVITY: VALUES Is your sales per employee efficiency measure above or below the US industry and market average? Sales per Employee levels are compared to your firm levels if you input both sales and employment for those years. Sales Per Employee ($) US Average annual industry wages and rent per employee are displayed and benchmarked against your firm wage levels if they were input. 2018 2019 2020 Feb-2021 TTM 181,555 178,367 174,734 177,057 Average Annual Wage ($) US 2018 2019 2020 Feb-2021 TTM 47,140 48,169 44,726 N/A Rent Per Employee ($) US 2018 2019 2020 Feb-2021 TTM 8,564 8,578 8,575 N/A PRODUCTIVITY: INDEX How much more or less efficient is your operation relative to the competition? The Sales per Employee Index expresses your firm’s SPE as a percentage comparison to market and US levels where 100% reflects the same level. A zero per cent rating (+0%) indicates parity with the market benchmark. The Efficiency Index divides sales per employee by average annual worker salary. Non‐wage factors may also affect efficiency but are not represented by this index. Productivity index calculations require information about your firm to proceed. Please visit the Inputs Page to enable Productivity Index metrics. PRODUCTIVITY: CHART How much more or less efficient is your operation relative to the competition? The Sales per Employee Index expresses your firm's SPE as a percentage comparison to market and US levels where 100% reflects the same level. Sales per Employee ($) 182,000 180,000 178,000 176,000 174,000 2018 US 2019 2020 Feb-2021 TTM STARTUPS: VALUES How vigorous is entrepreneurship in your market area? In addition to displaying the market area startup population (two years or less), the table calculates average startup sales, which frequently diverge from the industry and small business average. Industry startup market share is also displayed. Startup Performance (Firms) 2018 2019 2020 Feb-2021 TTM Population 242 138 880 509 Average Sales ($) 321,848 332,176 38,124 47,656 Market Volume ($) 77,887,095 45,840,319 33,548,928 24,256,809 Market Share (%) 1.68 1.15 1.15 1.15 Industry Startups (<2 Years) 2018 0 100 200 300 2019 400 2020 500 Feb-2021 TTM 600 700 800 900 STARTUP: INDEX Startup Activity Rates (Firms and Branches) How does startup activity compare to the US industry benchmark? Startup rates are calculated by dividing the number of industry market startups by the total number of operations for which an age is known. The Local startup index compares market area and national start rates, presenting them as a two decimal index where identical rates would be 1.00. 2018 2019 2020 Feb-2021 TTM US Industry Startup Rate (%) 2.53 1.67 11.05 6.36 Local Industry Startup Index (US=1.00) 0.25 0.17 1.46 N/A Industry Startups (<2 Years) 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2018 US Industry Startup Rate (%) 2019 2020 Feb-2021 TTM CESSATION RATES 2018-2019 Cessation Rates Cessation rates track the experience of business establishments, firms, small businesses, branches and startups doing business at the start of the time series, and still in operation today. Firms which relocate but maintain independent operations are considered survivors if they do not move out of the jurisdiction being analyzed. Firms which become subsidiary locations, or whose location is terminated, are grouped with others which ceased operation. Any business entity which does not evidence ongoing operations (for example, by registering with government agencies, credit reporting services or business directories) is considered to have ceased viable operations and is classified in the "ceased operation" category. Establishments (%) 0.00 Firms (%) 0.00 Small Businesses (%) 0.00 Startups (%) 0.00 Branches (%) 0.00 2018-2019 Cessation Rates Cessation rates occasionally reflect performance above 100% or below 0% due to business migration among industries (changes in primary business line) or (in the case of location‐specific cessation rates) to business relocations. Migrants within a NAICS‐2 industry sector are considered as survivors in the in‐ migrant classification. Establishments (%) 0 2 Firms (%) Small Businesses (%) 4 6 Startups (%) Branches (%) 8 10 OWNERSHIP Is this industry becoming more subject to outside ownership decisions in your area? Are local entrepreneurs being squeezed out by franchises or branch operations? Industry Branch Concentration (%) US Industry 2018 2019 2020 0.29 0.28 N/A This table shows the percentage of industry branch operations in the US and your market area as a barometer of relative consolidation trends. Increasing branch level may indicate pressure on area entrepreneurship. Industry Branch Concentration (%) 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 2018 US Industry 2019 2020 DEMOGRAPHICS: TOTAL POPULATION & AGE Population demographics are applied from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Data for zip-county-metro-state and US markets are applied directly. Demographic totals for radius-based markets are applied at the level of aggregated zip codes which are co-joined to the selected market radius. Elements of this data are also integrated into our Sales per Person and Sales per Household calculations displayed on the Penetration>Table tab. Total Population Total population 322,903,030 100.00% Male 158,984,190 49.24% Female 163,918,840 50.76% Age 5-9 Years 20,311,494 6.29% 10-14 Years 20,817,419 6.45% 15-19 Years 21,204,226 6.57% 20-24 Years 22,286,970 6.90% 25-34 Years 44,567,976 13.80% 35-44 Years 40,763,210 12.62% 45-54 Years 41,655,758 12.90% 55-59 Years 21,611,374 6.69% 60-64 Years 19,675,357 6.09% 65-74 Years 28,535,419 8.84% 75-84 Years 14,497,679 4.49% 85-plus Years 6,205,483 1.92% Median Age 38 DEMOGRAPHICS: RACE/ETHNICITY & EMPLOYMENT Population demographics are applied from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Data for zip-county-metro-state and US markets are applied directly. Demographic totals for radius-based markets are applied at the level of aggregated zip codes which are co-joined to the selected market radius. Elements of this data are also integrated into our Sales per Person and Sales per Household calculations displayed on the Penetration>Table tab. Race/Ethnicity White 234,904,818 Hispanic (all races) 57,517,935 African American 40,916,113 Native American 2,699,073 Asian 17,574,550 2-plus Races 10,435,797 Employment Population: 16-plus Years 257,754,872 100.00% Labor force 163,276,329 63.35% Civilian Labor Force 162,248,196 62.95% Civilian employment 152,739,884 59.26% 3.69% Unemployed 9,508,312 Work at Home 7,422,933 Total Commuters 143,148,111 100.00% Commute < 15 Minutes 37,063,688 25.89% Commute 15-29 Minutes 51,689,841 36.11% Commute 30-44 Minutes 29,590,157 20.67% Commute 45-89 Minutes 20,795,090 14.53% Commute > 90 Minutes 4,009,335 2.80% DEMOGRAPHICS: INCOME & EDUCATION Population demographics are applied from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Data for zip-county-metro-state and US markets are applied directly. Demographic totals for radius-based markets are applied at the level of aggregated zip codes which are co-joined to the selected market radius. Elements of this data are also integrated into our Sales per Person and Sales per Household calculations displayed on the Penetration>Table tab. Income Total households 119,730,128 100.00% Below $10k Income 7,584,305 6.33% $10k-14.9k Income 5,507,051 4.60% $15k-24.9k Income 11,146,961 9.31% $25k-34.9k Income 11,117,434 9.29% $35k-49.9k Income 15,124,821 12.63% $50k-74.9k Income 20,910,222 17.46% $75k-99.9k Income 14,937,330 12.48% $100k-149.9k Income 17,533,125 14.64% $150k-199.9k Income 7,513,313 6.28% >$200k Income 8,355,566 6.98% Median HH Income ($) 60,293 Mean HH Income ($) 60,602 Per Capita Income ($) 32,621 Education Population 25+ Years 217,512,256 100.00% High School Graduate 59,265,308 27.25% Some College/Associate's Degree 63,365,655 29.13% Bachelor's degree 42,470,927 19.53% Graduate/Professional degree 26,396,124 12.14% % High School Graduate or Higher (total) 191,498,014 88.04% % Bachelor's Degree or Higher (total) 68,867,051 31.66% DEMOGRAPHICS: HOUSING Population demographics are applied from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Data for zip-county-metro-state and US markets are applied directly. Demographic totals for radius-based markets are applied at the level of aggregated zip codes which are co-joined to the selected market radius. Elements of this data are also integrated into our Sales per Person and Sales per Household calculations displayed on the Penetration>Table tab. Housing Units Total Housing Units 136,384,292 100.00% Occupied Housing Units 119,730,128 87.79% 1 Unit Detached Housing Structures 84,062,392 61.64% 1 Unit Attached Housing Structures 7,967,808 5.84% Type of Housing 2 Unit Housing Structures 4,938,359 3.62% 3-4 Unit Housing Structures 5,970,578 4.38% 5-9 Unit Housing Structures 6,469,422 4.74% 10-19 Unit Housing Structures 6,078,919 4.46% 20-plus Unit Housing Structures 12,264,839 8.99% Mobile Home Housing Units 8,512,218 6.24% Boat-RV-Van Housing Units 119,757 0.09% DEMOGRAPHICS: HOUSING Population demographics are applied from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Data for zip-county-metro-state and US markets are applied directly. Demographic totals for radius-based markets are applied at the level of aggregated zip codes which are co-joined to the selected market radius. Elements of this data are also integrated into our Sales per Person and Sales per Household calculations displayed on the Penetration>Table tab. Age of Housing Age of Housing Housing Built 2010 or Later 5,622,664 4.12% Housing Built 2000-2009 19,435,745 14.25% Housing Built 1990-1999 19,018,824 13.95% Housing Built 1980-1989 18,425,173 13.51% Housing Built 1970-1979 20,898,334 15.32% Housing Built 1960-1969 14,571,755 10.68% Housing Built 1950-1959 14,169,107 10.39% Housing Built 1940-1949 6,834,743 5.01% Housing Built 1939 or Before 17,407,947 12.76% Units with less than 1 Occupant Per Room 115,719,812 84.85% Units with 1.1-1.5 Occupants Per Room 2,746,632 2.01% Units with 1.51-plus Occupants Per Room 1,263,684 0.93% Occupants per Unit DEMOGRAPHICS: HOUSING Population demographics are applied from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Data for zip-county-metro-state and US markets are applied directly. Demographic totals for radius-based markets are applied at the level of aggregated zip codes which are co-joined to the selected market radius. Elements of this data are also integrated into our Sales per Person and Sales per Household calculations displayed on the Penetration>Table tab. Occupied Housing Value Median Value of Owner Occupied Units ($) 204,900 Owner Occupied Units: Value < $50k 5,836,494 7.63% Owner Occupied Units: Value $50k-$99.9k 9,925,573 12.98% Owner Occupied Units: Value $100k$149.9k 10,701,662 14.00% Owner Occupied Units: Value $150k$199.9k 10,966,573 14.35% Owner Occupied Units: Value $200k$299.9k 14,640,124 19.15% Owner Occupied Units: Value $300k$499.9k 13,969,500 18.27% Owner Occupied Units: Value $500k$999.9k 8,061,903 10.55% Owner Occupied Units: Value >$1 Million 2,342,981 3.06% Owner-Occupied Units with Mortgage 48,198,598 63.05% Owner-Occupied Units without Mortgage 28,246,212 36.95% DEMOGRAPHICS: HOUSING Population demographics are applied from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Data for zip-county-metro-state and US markets are applied directly. Demographic totals for radius-based markets are applied at the level of aggregated zip codes which are co-joined to the selected market radius. Elements of this data are also integrated into our Sales per Person and Sales per Household calculations displayed on the Penetration>Table tab. Occupied Units Paying Rent Occupied Units Paying Rent 43,285,318 Median Rent Paid 1,023 100.00% Occupied Units Paying <$500 Rent 4,040,816 9.34% Occupied Units Paying $500-$999 Rent 15,816,004 36.54% Occupied Units Paying $1000-$1499 Rent 12,141,838 28.05% Occupied Units Paying $1500-$1999 Rent 5,311,526 12.27% Occupied Units Paying $2000-$2499 Rent 2,077,866 4.80% Occupied Units Paying $2500-$3000 Rent 862,806 1.99% Occupied Units Paying $3000 or More Rent 832,994 1.92% Rent Paid < 15% of Income (Households) 5,129,073 11.85% Rent Paid 15%-19.9% of Income (Households) 5,103,270 11.79% Rent Paid 20%-24.9% of Income (Households) 5,118,486 11.82% Rent Paid 25%-29.9% of Income (Households) 4,630,186 10.70% Rent Paid 30%-34.9% of Income (Households) 3,666,362 8.47% Rent Paid 35%-plus of Income (Households) 16,474,995 38.06% ABOUT THE DATA BizMiner data is widely accepted for industry analytical work, benchmarking, valuations, forensics and litigation. 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